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  • ThirdAge Editors

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    Q:

    I recently developed asthma in my 40s and am looking for advice on how to manage the condition. Can you help?

    A:

    First, you need to find a good pulmonologist. These doctors specialize in respiratory diseases. Ask your general physician for a referral and ask about the pulmonologists based at hospitals near where you live. Also read up on the condition to learn more about adult-onset asthma symptoms, read more...

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  • JillFallon

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    Q:

    I've always assumed that the cleaner your home, the less likely you are to have asthma and allergy symptoms. Is that still the thinking?

    A:

    The overly-sanitized Western world may be why the rates for allergy, asthma, type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis are soaring. Our immune systems aren’t being challenged by disease and dirt early in life and the result is they end up overreacting to small irritants.
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